Brooklyn Navy Yard Highlights Tour in Brooklyn booking from $25.00

Brooklyn Navy Yard Highlights Tour

Overview

See a unique part of New York City and learn about US history and modern industry on this guided tour of Brooklyn Navy Yard, located on the borough’s historic waterfront. Gain unique insight into New York’s interesting naval legacy as you witness the yard’s dramatic transformation from the Revolutionary War to today. Your knowledgeable guide will lead you through one of the country's former leading naval shipbuilding facilities, and explain how it has become a major hub for New York City's design, technology, and manufacturing sectors. This is a great tour for history buffs and people interested in innovation, the working waterfront, and the manufacturing economy!

City: Brooklyn

Wed 06 Nov

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What's Included

2-hour tour

Knowledgeable and engaging guide

4-5 stops to visit historically significant sites

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
This tour is wheelchair- and stroller-accessible.
Assistive listening devices are available for guests, but must be requested at least 72 hours in advance of the tour date to ensure accommodations.
The Brooklyn Navy Yard can be reached by bus, on foot, by bicycle, and via the NYC public ferry system. The NYC ferries and city buses are accessible to people who use wheelchairs and strollers. Take the Astoria line ferry from East 34th Street or Pier 11/Wall Street in Manhattan to the Brooklyn Navy Yard ferry stop. Please plan your trip to the Yard in advance to ensure an early arrival.
Since portions of this tour will go indoors, proof of vaccination is required in order to participate. Please check to make sure that your proof and type of vaccination qualifies, according to NYC law: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-vaccines-keytonyc.page
Not recommended for people who have difficulty walking one mile
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Since a few portions of this tour will be indoors, NYC law requires that all participants demonstrate proof of vaccination status when checking in for the tour in order to participate. Learn more here: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-vaccines-keytonyc.page

What To Expect

Brooklyn Navy Yard BLDG 92

One of our stops will include the Brooklyn Navy Yard's Visitor and Exhibition Center, where you'll learn about the naval history of the site and its transformation into a center of technology, manufacturing, and design today

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (44)

chicagokath314

Apr 2018

The tour is outstanding and has great historical detail. It's really mind-boggling how much influence Brooklyn has had over military operations around the world. There's great information on the role of women and minorities in working here, which makes this amazing history accessible and relevant to everyone. The tour guide was fantastic-- friendly, happy to answer questions, and REALLY well-informed. The bus is a great idea-- you can see a lot of this huge place, it makes it easy to tour even in bad weather, and it isn't too strenuous for the visitors. The Naval Hospital is so cool and spooky-looking. I can't wait to see what Steiner Studios does with it in the future.The business owners have been so nice and accommodating when I requested a raincheck for some of my tickets. I've done this tour a couple times and it's AMAZING to see the evolution of the Navy Yard. There's more than history-- the current developments and future plans are almost as interesting at the USS Maine and USS Missouri. I plan to keep checking in every few years because it's a really exciting time. And you don't have to be a US Navy person to love this place-- like the title says, even my Air Force vet father in law loved the tour.

Response from Host

Jun 2018

Thanks so much for your thoughtful review. We have worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard for 10 years, and we are amazed every day by the growth and change. And we love having veterans join our tours from all the branches – maybe some day we will find an historic US Air Force site to add to our tour programs!

Leigh H

Apr 2018

Brooklyn Navy Yard Tour was my 1st Turnstile Tours experience. Prospect Park was my second. Both were excellent! I love the way that Turnstile partners with non-profits in the community to bring more attention to their causes. What a great idea! And these partnerships make for terrific tours. The guides are knowledgeable, well prepared, articulate, professional, and fun. Turnstile has a great repertoire of tours, and I look forward to walking (and eating!) my way through lots more of them.

Response from Host

Jun 2018

We feel so lucky to work with such great partners, and we are glad that you were able to experience two amazing landmarks of Brooklyn. Thanks for your support, and we look forward to seeing you on another tour.

Gloria G

Apr 2018

An amazing historical and current view of the 300 acre Brooklyn Navy Yard site. Doug, our knowledgeable, articulate, pleasant and considerate guided, brough the past and present to life. Stuff we just never new a single thing about. Vast property with great history and stories. Moving into tomorrow with the careful (but seemingly very slow) industrialization project. The shuttle brought us through the property with ample (but no too much) stepping off for a closer look and more narrated detail> A most pleasant afternoon for six friends in their 70's and 80's who we excited to participate.

Response from Host

Jun 2018

Thanks so much for your kind words. "Knowledgeable, articulate, pleasant and considerate" could be our new tagline! Thanks again for joining, and we are glad to hear that the tour was engaging.

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Brooklyn Navy Yard Highlights Tour

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